Question

Eka-aluminium and eka-silicon were the names given by Mendeleev for the unknown element’s gallium and germanium respectively. A recently discovered element was first named as eka-mercury. What is its atomic number? Write its group number, electronic configuration and IUPAC name

Answer 1

The element which comes after mercury in the periodic table is called ekamercury. Its atomic number is 80 + 32 = 112.

Electronic configuration = [Rn] 5f¹⁴ 6d¹⁰ 7s²

It shows that the element belongs to 12th group of periodic table.

IUPAC name: